Is it the actual pain of a needle or the fear of seeing the injection? Here are a few tips to help you conquer your anxieties and get back to living. Use ultra-fine needles. The smaller needles ...

The first thing every person diagnosed with diabetes asks is whether they will have to give themselves injections. The thought that, for the rest of your life, you will be sticking needles into ...

Giving yourself an injection can seem intimidating and complicated ... Positioned at a 90-degree angle, insert the needle using a quick motion, followed by pushing the plunger all the way down.

This study demonstrated that 32-G 5-mm needles can be reliably inserted into subcutaneous fat, are relatively pain free, and are associated with minimal leakage from the injection site.

Objective—We aimed to establish the ideal injection techniques using 5-mm needles to reliably inject insulin into the subcutaneous fat in both children and adults and to quantify the associated ...